Recommended approvalRezone

Comal Avenue Short-Term Rental

Description

Adding a short-term rental overlay to a property in a commercial district.

Impact summary

Fits well within an auto-oriented commercial area near Business 35.

Applicant

Name: Blackbird Development Group, LLC / Garrett Mechler
Address: 1064 Comal AvenueSee this on the map

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 0
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Planning Commission

Recommended approval8–0, unanimous

A recommendation, not a final decision. City Council decides next.

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 7, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Oct 7, 2026Recommendation 8–0

Planning Commission — October 7, 2026

Adding a short-term rental overlay to a property in a commercial district.

Related issues (1)

Short-Term Rental Zoning

Residents pushed back against placing commercial zoning and short-term rentals in residential neighborhoods, successfully defeating a proposal on Fieldcrest. Commissioners agreed that spot zoning single lots to commercial in housing areas disrupts community character.

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